NASA applies deep-diving text analytics to airline safety
The agency's Aviation Safety Program analyzes incident reports from pilots, air traffic controllers and others to find trouble before it strikes.
Agency data centers will never be the same
Sweeping changes lie ahead, spurred by mobile networks, cloud services, smaller budgets and mandates to consolidate.
For state CIOs, cloud moving into the mainstream
More applications and services are being migrated to the cloud as CIOs overcome cost, control and security issues.
When even .gov sites lead you down the wrong path
The recent exploit of open redirect in some shortened .gov Web addresses underscores the importance of server configuration to guard against easily prevented problems.
What agencies can learn from Google's data center secrets
The search giant, which operates some of the world's largest data centers, reveals a unique approach to cooling and efficiency.
Can the cloud withstand a 'perfect storm'?
It seems no place on the East Coast can avoid the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, but cloud services can weather the storm.
Teamwork a theme at 25th GCN Awards Gala
The winners of this year's awards found creative ways of doing more with less.
Is government losing its taste for BlackBerry?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has dealt the latest blow, announcing that more than 17,000 users will switch from the BlackBerry to iPhone.
How Facebook could chase away government users
The company wants to use your "Likes" to endorse products, whether you like it or not.
Too soon for a 4th generation iPad? Maybe not
Apple cut its new-product cycle almost in half with the newest version on the iPad, but there is a reason.
Obama, Romney give lip service to cybersecurity
Despite the critical role played by IT in both the economy and national security, the need to protect online assets gets little attention from candidates.
Does the iPad have the footprint for field work?
Apple's smaller version of the iPad fits in one hand, which could prove useful to agencies with employees in the field.
10 key technologies for 2013
Gartner presented its list of 10 strategic technologies that are likely to have a significant impact in the enterprise over the next three years
GPO pilot puts historical Treasury records online
GPO is expanding its digital operations with a program to make older documents from the Treasury Department available online for the first time.
USGS team's digital topographic maps guide Mars Curiosity
Topographic maps, created by USGS, were critical in the selection of the Mars Curiosity landing site and the rover’s subsequent treks across the Martian surface.
Climate Data Center sets its last paid dataset free
The National Climatic Data Center announced that it has moved the last of its data sets, Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data, from paid access to free access.
Hackers' new super weapon adds firepower to DDOS
The High Orbit Ion Canon, easy enough for a user of any skill level, unleashes powerful DDOS attacks that can be hard to detect and stop.
The 25 worst passwords of 2012, and easy ways to avoid them
The most common passwords are also the most obvious, which makes them the easiest to crack, according to SplashData's annual list. It doesn't have to be that way.
GridMeNow helps with DOD exercise
The smart phone-based GridMeNow application helped keep an 11-nation coalition up to date during the recent exercise in Croatia.
Ubuntu 12.10: Windows 8 for the open-source crowd?
Canonical's latest desktop and server Linux versions add capabilities for the cloud, Internet and use on multiple types of devices.
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